﻿/*
 * Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Constantijn Evenhuis (blueprints@const.nl)
 * 
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 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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 */
namespace Blueprints.Resolution
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Categorizes a type of object.
    /// </summary>
    public enum TypeCategory
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// An object for which no constructors are known.
        /// </summary>
        NotInstantiable,

        /// <summary>
        /// An object, with named properties.
        /// </summary>
        Object,

        /// <summary>
        /// A collection, with zero or more elements of the same type. Can resize.
        /// </summary>
        Collection,

        /// <summary>
        /// An array, with zero or more elements of the same type. Fixed size.
        /// </summary>
        Array,

        /// <summary>
        /// A value that can be represented as a string.
        /// </summary>
        Value,
    }
}